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About Basoa Village

Basoa is one of the larger villages in Rampurhat II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,511, made up of 2,873 males and 2,638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basoa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basoa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat II
Pincode 731202
Area (hectares) 329.29 hectares
Population 5,511
Male Population 2,873
Female Population 2,638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basoa compares

By the 2011 count Basoa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 329.29 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Basoa

Basoa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basoa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Balsa, Bara Chauki, Bara Gare and Bara Karttik Chungri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Basoa

As per the Census of India 2011, Basoa village had a population of 5,511. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Basoa village has 2,873 males and 2,638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basoa has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Basoa is 731202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basoa covers 329.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basoa falls under Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Basoa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basoa.

Basoa is in Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Basoa today is likely to be higher.

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